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Studio-quality sound for your home theater

JBL's Studio 520C delivers robust, lifelike center channel sound that matches your JBL Studio home theater speaker system perfectly. Using technology developed by JBL engineers for pro-audio applications, it lends sonic realism and presence to the action on screen, letting you hear every word, every detail of your favorite movies.

High-frequency horn for precise sound

All JBL Studio speakers feature a 1" high-frequency compression driver to achieve lower distortion and wider dynamic range than conventional speaker designs. This tweeter design uses a durable one-piece diaphragm and surround assembly fitted with a 1" voice coil to reproduce sparkling clear highs. Because high-frequency sounds are more directional than bass frequencies, it's especially important to target them toward your ears. JBL places their tweeter inside a flared opening, known as a "horn," which directs sound to the listener with pinpoint accuracy, and helps eliminate reverberations, sound reflections off walls, and other artifacts. JBL's advanced glass-filled ABS bi-radial horn design delivers your movie soundtracks and music with professional-level realism.

Ribbed PolyPlas woofers for satisfying bass

The Studio 520C uses two JBL 4" PolyPlas woofers to deliver accurate low-frequency sound. The woofer's ribbed cone design helps improve strength and resist flexing while reducing distortion. JBL wraps all of this driver technology up in a rigid, heavily braced enclosure with non-parallel surfaces to eliminate sound interference and prevent unwanted resonance. The result is tight, articulate bass and crisp, focused dialogue.

Your home theater's most important speaker

The center channel speaker is the workhorse in a home theater system. It has to reproduce clear dialogue and special effects that keep your eyes and ears glued to the movie action. A high-quality center speaker is a great investment for any surround sound setup. Try to choose one that's as closely matched as possible to your front right and left speakers, so that as sound moves across the front stage, it stays seamlessly realistic.

Voice Matching: Engineered and
voice matched to other speakers in the JBL Studio 5 Series, the Studio 520c
center-channel speaker is powerful, accurate, and styled to make a dramatic
design statement in any listening environment.

Detachable Grille: The center-channel loudspeaker can be used with or
without its detachable cloth grilles. Two plastic cosmetic covers are provided
when not using the cloth grille.

Note: A special tool is provided to remove the cloth grille.

Colors: The 520C center-channel speaker is available in a black or
cherry wood-grain vinyl finish (both contain black grilles).

Connections

Dual Gold-Plated Binding Posts:
The JBL Studio 520C center-channel loudspeaker
will work with various power amplifiers and home receivers, with single
single-wire or bi-wire operation.
The Studio 520C center-channel loudspeaker is fitted two sets of
gold-plated 5-way binding posts connected by gold-plated jumpers. Using the dual
5-way binding posts, you can bi-amp or bi-wire the speaker. The gold-plated
5-way binding posts will accept bare wire, pin connectors, spade connectors, or
banana plugs (single/dual).

Note: Make sure to remove the gold-plated jumpers when
bi-wiring/bi-amping the speaker.

Mounting Options

Placement: You should place the 520C center speaker directly above or
below the center of your TV screen. The center of the speaker's horn should be
no more than 2' above or below the center of your front left and front right
speakers' high-frequency drivers. If your TV set is deep enough, you can set the
center speaker on top of the TV, with the speaker's front edge even with the
TV's front edge.

Rubber Feet: The JBL Studio 520C center-channel loudspeaker comes with
four self-adhesive rubber feet for safe placement on a table-top, stand, or
shelf. The rubber feet add 0.25" to the height of the center speaker.

Magnetically Shielded: The speaker is magnetically shielded,
allowing you to place it near any television without distorting the picture.

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JBL Studio 520C Center Speaker

This center speaker produces very clear speaking & singing dialogue as well as special effects. The speaker is perfect in both preformance and appearance with my JBL front speakers. Conclusion: I am totally satisfied with the JBL Studio 520C Center Speaker.

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You'll need wire to connect your center channel speaker to your amp or receiver.Cut your speaker wire to the exact length you need with a spool of bulk speaker wire. No wire is included with this speaker.

Add connectors to your bulk speaker wire for a neater, easier, and more reliable installation.